On Saturday 18 October 2003 9:38 am, Paolo Vanni M. Ve�egas wrote: > There is no doubt that Mandrake did do a very good job putting together > their distribution. I'm really looking forward to seeing the new goodies > they have. I understand that they have arranged for an early release of > software for paying users and developers. I understand that, but I would > find it odd if they were to actually restrict the redistribution of > acquired software. It's also frustrating that they have all the packages on > the 9.2 distribution available on their public FTPs and mirrors, but in > flat trees, not tar packaged or as ISOs. As it is, it seems they're selling > convenience. > > I hold the Mandrake group in high regards. In fact, I would gladly give my > financial support if I were capable of it. Their efforts have made the > GNU/Linux system especially attractive for a lot of users. But this > limiting of distribution just seems rather impractical. I don't think > they're actually that dependent on the income from the MandrakeClub that > they would actually restrict the freedom of redistribution.
Free download versions of Mandrake (3-discs) will be available at the end of October. Let's just wait for it. They're not restricting the freedom of redistribution when all they ask is for the rest of us to wait a certain period of time. optimus -- Philippine Linux Users' Group (PLUG) Mailing List [EMAIL PROTECTED] (#PLUG @ irc.free.net.ph) Official Website: http://plug.linux.org.ph Searchable Archives: http://marc.free.net.ph . To leave, go to http://lists.q-linux.com/mailman/listinfo/plug . Are you a Linux newbie? To join the newbie list, go to http://lists.q-linux.com/mailman/listinfo/ph-linux-newbie
